Tom Hanks apologizes to LDS for calling them un-American

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,482266,00.html

"Last week, I labeled members of the Mormon church who supported California's Proposition 8 as 'un-American,'" the actor said in a statement through his publicist. "I believe Proposition 8 is counter to the promise of our Constitution; it is codified discrimination."

"But everyone has a right to vote their conscience; nothing could be more American," the statement continues. "To say members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints who contributed to Proposition 8 are 'un-American' creates more division when the time calls for respectful disagreement. No one should use 'un- American' lightly or in haste. I did. I should not have."

Ton Hanks Says Mormons are Un-American

"...the truth is a lot of Mormons gave a lot of money to the church to make Prop-8 happen,” he told Tarts. “There are a lot of people who feel that is un-American and I am one of them."

Read the full article here: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,480167,00.html

I wonder if he also feels Blacks, Asians and Muslims are un-American too?

Focus on the Family is anti-mormon

Focus on the Family, an organization that I have long admired for their conservative values and commitment to upholding the family recently removed a book by Glen Beck from their recommended reading list because Glen Beck is Mormon.

Several people have written letters to FotF, expressing their disappointment and I've recently come across one letter that FotF sent back. I'll post it below, but in a nutshell, they start out by saying they did not blacklist Glen Beck because he is a Mormon, but then they go on to explain that the reason he was blacklisted was essentially because he is a Mormon. Read an article about it here at World Net Daily.

Here's the letter:

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Thank you for your recent e-mail.

It was good of you to contact us with, what we assume, are your thoughts concerning our decision to pull Karla Dials Friday Five interview with conservative talk-show host Glenn Beck from Focus on the Family Actions _CitizenLink_ Web site. Honest feedback like yours is always welcome here at Focus Action headquarters. Permit me to respond to the concerns youve expressed.

The first thing you need to understand is that, despite media reports to the contrary, we did *not* take this step in response to pressure from Underground Apologetics or any other self-appointed watchdog group. The choice was entirely our own, and it was made for solid theological and philosophical reasons (to be explained in what follows). For what its worth, we can tell you that we do not condone Underground Apologetics hostile and combative tone. Whats more, we can assert without reservation that we hadnt even seen their press release -- in fact, it hadnt yet been generated -- when we decided to remove our article from circulation.

That said, it is vital to add that we consider Glenn Beck a good friend of our ministry. We have only feelings of deep appreciation for his valuable contributions to the cause of family values and conservative social principles. The same thing can be said with reference to our many supporters within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Time and time again staunch members of the LDS church have contacted us with warm expressions of their enthusiasm for our work, and on every occasion we have tried to make it clear that we welcome their friendship and appreciate their exemplary commitment to moral values. It is impossible to overestimate the value of such allies in the ongoing battle against secularism, multiculturalism, and amoral political correctness.

Why, then, have we come to regard our initial decision to feature this particular discussion with Glenn Beck on the _CitizenLink_ Web site as an unfortunate miscalculation? For the simple reason that Mr. Becks book _The Christmas Sweater_, which was the focal point of the interview, moves beyond the range of conservative social concerns and touches upon overtly theological themes. Herein lies the crux of our concern. Much as we respect and appreciate our friends in the LDS Church, it would be dishonest of us to conceal our firm conviction that at its heart, Mormon doctrine is incompatible with Christianity. While there are many forms of worship, modes of religious expression, and even a number of beliefs that Latter-day Saints hold in common with the various Christian denominations, the fact remains that the distinctions that make it unique are of an entirely different order from those that divide these other groups. At its deepest level, Mormon teaching about the nature of God and His Son Jesus Christ sets it apart, in a radical way, from orthodox Christendom.

To cite a specific and extremely important example, the Mormon church does not subscribe to the doctrine of the Trinity as defined by the early Councils of Nicaea and Chalcedon. In fact, its our understanding that LDS believe in three *beings* as the godhead three *separate beings* that are physically separate and distinct individuals who together constitute the presiding council of the heavens. But this is most definitely *not* the Christian view. Christians down through the ages have always believed that the Scriptures bear witness to *one* God who exists in *three* persons subsisting within a *single* essence.

Similarly, orthodox Christians have always maintained the doctrine of the two natures in Christ the teaching that Jesus Himself is *vere homo et vere Deus*, truly God and truly man. This, of course, is *logically* inconceivable. And so, through the centuries, theological mavericks of various kinds have tried to make sense of the scriptural witness in a number of different ways. The Docetists, for example, said that Jesus only *seemed* to be a man -- that, as God, he could not really have a body of flesh and bones. The Mormons have taken the exact opposite tack: i.e., if Jesus is God, and if Jesus was truly incarnate, then God the Father must *also* have a physical body. Thus the Mormon apostle James E. Talmage writes, We know that both the Father and the Son are in form and nature perfect men (_A Study of the Articles of Faith_, pp. 41-42). Here again, the LDS teaching stands in direct contradiction to historic, orthodox Christian doctrine.

We tell you all this not to attack you or to give you the impression that we are rejecting your friendship. We say it simply to explain *why* we believe it is so important to maintain a clear distinction between the LDS church and orthodox Christian churches. It was our concern to hold this crucial theological line that led us to pull the Glenn Beck interview from our Web site -- nothing more, nothing less.

We hope this reply has clarified our perspective for you. Although Dr. Dobson has been out of the office on a writing trip and only recently became aware of this situation well after the fact, he asked us to pass along his appreciation for caring enough to contact us. Your interest in the work of Focus on the Family Action means a great deal to us. Grace, peace, and Gods richest blessings to you.

Lisa Jackson
Focus on the Family Action

Gay bigots attack LDS Church in Washington...again

***Warning. Explicit language on this site***

http://news.infoshop.org/article.php?story=20081214194314979

Excerpt:

"We had a great last night sneaking about in snow covered Olympia. We paid another visit to the bigots over at the Mormon Church. We covered their building with messages in spray paint, such things as there is no sin in your desire, love who you want to love and love how you please, sex is fun! Its not shameful, queer and trans insurrection and many, many, many, many others. We also left them a surprise, its a pretty big one, we think theyll notice it within a few days. The Mormons are an atrocious bunch and, well, it just felt amazing to $@#! up their holy place, especially on an early Sunday morning with the snowflakes glistening in the street lamps."

Here's the supporting newspaper artice: http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/700466.html

Simple Math by Nike

If you haven't figured it out, the BC$ (Bowl Championship Series) is another one of my pet peeves. Here's a great video by Nike that takes a jab at the BC$

Brand Jordan: Simple Math
Uploaded by hourigan

BCS declares Germany the winner of WWII, U.S.A #4

BCS declares Germany the winner of WWII, U.S.A #4

After determining the Big-12 championship game participants the BCS computers were put to work on other major contests and today the BCS declared Germany to be the winner of World War II.

“Germany put together an incredible number of victories beginning with the annexation of Austria and the Sudetenland and continuing on into conference play with defeats of Poland, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands. Their only losses came against the US and Russia; however considering their entire body of work–including an incredibly tough Strength of Schedule–our computers deemed them worthy of the #1 ranking.”

Questioned about the #4 ranking of the United States the BCS commissioner stated ,”The US only had two major victories–Japan and Germany. The computer models, unlike humans, aren’t influenced by head-to-head contests–they consider each contest to be only a single, equally-weighted event.”

German Chancellor Adolph Hitler said “Yes, we lost to the US; but we defeated #2 ranked France in only 6 weeks.” Herr Hitler has been criticized for seeking dramatic victories to earn ’style points’ to enhance Germany’s rankings. Hitler protested “Our contest with Poland was in doubt until the final day and the conditions in Norway were incredibly challenging and demanded the application of additional forces.”

The French ranking has also come under scrutiny. The BCS commented, “France had a single loss against Germany and following a preseason #1 ranking they only fell to #2.”

Japan finished with the #3 ranking having victories over powerhouses Manchuria, Borneo and the Philippines.

They don't care what the voters want. They'll teach it anyway

Oh, and they plan on galling in "gay" to work as a protest to Prop 8.



Excerpt: About 25 teachers plan to take Wednesday off and to have their work covered by substitutes while they discuss ways to introduce gay issues to their students and volunteer at the local branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, Craig said. A letter telling parents why so many teachers would be out went home Monday.

Read the rest here:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081209/ap_on_re_us/calling_in_gay

Finally somone(s) speaks out against the hate

This organization put a full-page ad in the new York Times to speak out against the violence and intimidation against the LDS Church

http://www.nomobveto.org/

More Prop 8 lies and propaganda by Hollywood

While at first glance you may think this video is fairly harmless and even funny, the sole purpose of this video is to cast those of us who feel it is important to protect families into a less than favorable light and paint us as hypocrites and evil doers.

See more Jack Black videos at Funny or Die

An ugly attack on Mormons

Here's a great op-ed piece from the LA Times.

Excerpt:
It's amazing. Hollywood liberals, who shout "McCarthyism!" as a first resort, see nothing wrong with this. If Jews were attacked in this way for giving too much money to a political cause, Barbra Streisand would already have a French passport.

Never mind that Proposition 8 carried nearly every demographic slice of voters. Put aside the fact that the Catholic Church and scores of other Christian churches supported it too. Discount the inconvenient truth that bans on gay marriage have now passed in 30 states. It's all the Mormons' fault.

Read the rest here:
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/sunday/la-oe-goldberg2-2008dec02,1,5061334.column

Another member of the Church loses his job to the Prop 8 witch hunt

Richard Raddon, the director of the Los Angeles Film Festival who has been at the center of controversy ever since it was revealed almost two weeks ago that he had contributed $1,500 to the campaign to ban gay marriage in California, resigned from his post over the weekend.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-raddonresigns26-2008nov26,0,5947908.story

Next battle may be in Florida

MIAMI – A judge on Tuesday ruled that a strict Florida law that blocks gay people from adopting children is unconstitutional, declaring there was no legal or scientific reason for sexual orientation alone to prohibit anyone from adopting.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081125/ap_on_re_us/gay_adoptions

Document the hypocrisy

Here's a good compilation of the hate, bigotry and hypocrisy against the LDS Church and other supporters of Prop 8:

http://isupportmarriage.com/prop8protests.htm

Sign the petition to thank Pres. Monson and the LDS Church

Sign this petition to thank President Monson

There is a website with a petition set up to thank President Monson and the LDS Church. You can see read about it here:
http://mormontimes.com/people_news/church_news/?id=5156

The Petition is here: http://abovethehate.com/

Now the CA government picks up the witch hunt

Excerpt:

California's Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) confirmed Monday that it will investigate allegations that the LDS Church failed to report nonmonetary contributions to the Yes on Proposition 8 campaign.

An independent nonprofit organization, Californians Against Hate, called for the investigation after the measure passed earlier this month, effectively ending same-sex marriages in that state.

"They read my letter and I guess came to the conclusion that there's something worth looking into," said Fred Karger, who heads Californians Against Hate, which was formed to track donations in support of the ballot initiative. "I'm hopeful that the LDS Church will cooperate and share all the records and all the information they have about their activities in the Proposition 8 campaign."

Read the rest here:

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_11064769

To read the whole complaint go to this site that is set up to destroy the Church: http://lds501c3.wordpress.com/category/proposition-8/